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Ill hold off thanking the city for its bike lane expansion
Last week, city council approved 40 kilometres of bike lanes as part of its pandemic "restart and recovery" plan. Most of the approved temporary and permanent... -
Distracted by the false promise of driverless cars
Conversations about self-driving or driverless cars – aka “automated vehicles” or AVs – typically begin or end with: “Well, we better be ready, because AVs are... -
Building bike lanes from nowhere to nowhere
The bike lane on Esther Shiner Blvd. in North York isn’t long or wide, protected from motor traffic nor connected to any other bikeway. In... -
John Tory’s deadly balancing act on road safety
There have been few spaces considered too important or too beautiful to sacrifice for the automobile in Toronto. As the number of cars surged in... -
In memoriam: Don Watterson
Toronto’s cycling community lost a good friend, enthusiastic promoter and gentle leader with the unexpected death of Curbside Cycle founder and owner Don Watterson. Don died... -
Bloor bike lanes: 120 years in the making
The finishing touches were recently put on the Bloor Street bike lane pilot project, tying together some loose ends in Toronto's modest cycling network. We... -
Board scores one for immigrants
Rating: NNNNNSlagging politicians is popular sport, so when the trustees of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) do something particularly admirable, it's only fair to... -
Reality Check
Any day now Dalton McGuinty is expected to announce a new energy plan based on the power authority’s call for a $40 billion nuclear expansion.... -
Downwind blues
Rating: NNNNNWith summer looming, Torontoniansare sure to get reacquainted with the foulness of our air. But we aren't the only ones. And now our downwind... -
Foul Play
Rating: NNNNNWith the passage of the kyoto Agreement this week, attention will now be turned to the minutiae of negotiations with polluting companies. You might... -
Kids with no School
Rating: NNNNNSo you want to talk to the minister of education, Elizabeth Witmer.It's not just a question of putting up your hand. The minister is... -
Undercover In Beijing
Rating: NNNNNbeijing -- i walk quickly through the dusty corridor of a drab, communist-style apartment complex. I am a bit bleary-eyed, having been awakened at...